What is a SOC? The heart of your cyber security

28th January 2025

The global increase in cybercrime has resulted in a greater demand for SOC services.*

You may have found them mentioned in paperwork; perhaps you have been advised to establish one; or maybe this is your first time hearing about them at all – regardless: what is a SOC?

A SOC is a Security Operations Centre. They are a centralised team that monitor, detect, respond to and mitigate cyber threats in real time.

What do they do? SOCs cover the following:

Continuous monitoring: SOC teams keep a close eye on IT infrastructures, including networks, servers, endpoints and applications. They can then detect and respond to potential incidents.

Threat detection and response: using various tools and technologies they identify suspicious activities, responding fast to minimise risk.

Incident management: SOCs take care of all elements of a security incident: detection, analysis, containment, eradication and recovery as well as improvement to avoid the same breach occurring twice.

Proactive security measures: by constantly updating systems, applying patches and implementing more defensive features, SOCs keep your IT system as secure as possible.

Threat intelligence: SOCs keep informed of the latest cyber security threats, allowing them to be one step ahead of bad actors.

Compliance and reporting: in doing all of this, SOCs ensure your business complies with the latest cyber security standards and regulations. They also offer reporting on your security posture and how you can improve it.

Now you know what SOCs do, do you need one? While it isn’t legally required for all organisations, it is highly recommended, particularly if you have important data you need to keep protected.

If you have any further questions regarding SOCs please contact us HERE or to find out more about Interfuture Security’s own SOC please click HERE.

*https://markwideresearch.com/security-operations-center-market/